Magazine world view: TNY adds channels; making blog money; NatGeo and Google+; "Fancy" pubs sold; endangered passwords

• New Yorker to launch business and expanded sci-tech online channels (Adweek)
• Public is public…except in journalism? (BuzzMachine)
• How Even Mediocre Writers Can Create a Marketable Freelance Business Blog (FreelanceSwitch)
• Print Magazines Are NOT Going the Way Vinyl Went… and That’s Why. (Mr. Magazine)
• A Case Study in Google+: National Geographic (Folio:)
• In settlement with French publishers, Google promises $82 million fund and advertising help (paidContent)
• Cat Fancy Publisher Sold in 8-Figure Deal (Folio:)
• News Corp's Will Lewis takes senior New York role (Guardian)
• Just Read It: Magazine Publishers Push Minimalist Apps Without Fluff (Media Shift)
• Are passwords on the way out? EyeVerify uses ‘eyeprint’ security (Future of Media)
• Now recording: Knight funds an app for collecting oral histories (Nieman Journalism Lab)